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Town Board met for its regular meeting July 20, 2026 at Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.; minutes reviewed are marked unapproved.
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Councilors Eugene Young and Courtney Gauthier and Town Attorney Robert Germain were absent; five members (Ulatowski, Bick, Capria, Wisnowski, Russell) voted on all substantive matters.
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Board approved minutes of the July 6 special meeting, 4-0, with Supervisor Ulatowski abstaining.
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Sheriff's Office briefing on e-bikes: Lt. Siddell, Deputy Greenwood and Deputy Badman answered resident questions on speed, safety, helmet and age rules; riders under 16 cannot legally operate e-bikes/e-scooters on public roads; residents cited two recent e-bike fatalities and asked about a possible local law; no vote taken.
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Public comment: Mark Goettel asked about LOSAP benefit changes for fire departments; Ulatowski said quotes are pending 2026 Annual Valuations. Freddie Harris asked to amend Town Code Section 197-3 so it covers snow shoveled onto a neighboring property, not just onto a driveway; Ulatowski said he would raise it with the Commissioner of Code Enforcement. Neither item was put to a vote.
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Case #1257, AT&T Mobility utility substation special permit (7200 Henry Clay Blvd, +/- 3.61 acres): public hearing opened and closed with no additional questions from the board or public; no decision recorded.
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Case #1243, NexAmp/Wetzel Road Storage battery energy storage permit (4664 Wetzel Road, +/- 0.92 acres): hearing adjourned to Aug. 17, 2026 at 7:44 p.m., 5-0. NexAmp representative Olivia Sproviero said the application has been updated to match the town's now-established Battery Code; Commissioner Bender said a six-month moratorium on new BESS applications runs April to October, with five applications currently in limbo, and suggested the board finish acting on pending applications before setting criteria (application cap, cost allocation, grid draw, town benefit) for any new ones.
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Case #1244, NexAmp/Long Branch Storage permit: adjourned to Aug. 17 at 7:47 p.m., 5-0, at applicant's request.
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Case #1245, Carson Power, LLC permit: adjourned to Aug. 17 at 7:50 p.m., 5-0, at applicant's request.
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Case #1260, Sand Hill Acres zone change (Henry Clay Blvd, +/- 17.54 acres, RA-100 to R-APT for future multi-family apartments): board scheduled a public hearing for Aug. 17 at 7:35 p.m., 5-0.
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Board approved a sanitary sewer lateral connection for Calocerinos Engineering, PLLC at 4793 Buckley Road to the Summerwood Sewer District, with the property owner covering all costs, 5-0.
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Board authorized a grant application to the Empire State Development Strategic Planning and Feasibility Studies Program to fund a Town of Clay Parks and Recreation Master Plan, 5-0.
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Board approved three linked resolutions for the Michael's Farm Subdivision (sewer district extension, drainage district extension, and public facility acquisition with LOK Development, LLC, plus final subdivision contract documents), each 5-0.
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Board adopted a resolution establishing Chapter 210 of the Town Code to codify Local Law No. 7 of 2026, the "Large-Scale Development Permit and Community Host Agreement Authorization Law," which the board had adopted 6-0 at a July 7 special meeting; the codification resolution passed 5-0.
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Board scheduled an Aug. 17 public hearing at 7:38 p.m. on Local Law No. 8 of 2026, which would amend Section 230-16(A)(2) of the zoning ordinance to allow indoor and outdoor concerts in the Neighborhood Commercial (NC-1) and Limited Use District for Restaurants (LUC-2) zones, 5-0.
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Board appointed Mary Lou DesRosiers as an alternate member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, filling the unexpired term of Michael Becker (the minutes give a garbled expiration date), 5-0.
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Board appointed Supervisor Ulatowski as the town's liaison to the Public Employer Risk Management Association (PERMA) Board, 4-0 with Ulatowski abstaining.
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Board scheduled an Aug. 17 public hearing at 7:44 p.m. on renaming Plantation Boulevard to Owen P. Honors Boulevard, 5-0.
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Meeting adjourned 8:39 p.m., 5-0.
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